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Professor Ken Peasnell

DipBS, Sheffield, MSc, London, PhD, Lancaster, FCA

Distinguished Professor

Department

Accounting and Finance

Contact

Room: C40a
Tel: +44 (0) 1524 593977
Fax: + 44 (0)1524 847321
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Research Overview

Understanding the financial crisis and fixing the financial system. Usefulness of accounting data for equity valuation. The prudential control of financial institutions. Issues in financial reporting and financial statement analysis. Development of accounting thought.

Professional Role

Lancaster University committees: Professorial Pay Review Panel; Chairs and Readerships Committee; Research Committee; Research Ethics Committee 

External Roles

Professorial Research Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. Member, Accounting Standards Board's Academic Advisory Panel. 

Current Teaching

Accounting PhD Seminar.

Current Research

Market reaction to asset impairments by US banks. Asset reclassifications by European banks. Impact and usefulness of IFRS. Analysts' earnings forecasts and stock recommendations. Pension accounting. Measurement of financial performance. The conceptual framework for financial reporting.

Book (1)
Journal article (32)
Chapter (3)
Working paper (10)
Other report (1)

Selected publications (11)
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Publications

  • Peasnell K V and Hutton Will, 2011, 'Credit where it's due: How to revive bank lending to British Small and Medium Sized Entreprises'
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  • Peasnell K V, O'Hanlon J F and Hsu A, 2011, 'Financial distress and the earnings-sensitivity-difference measure of conservatism', Abacus, vol 47, no. 3, pp. 284-314.
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  • Peasnell K V, Ashton D J and Wang P, 2011, 'Residual income models and inflation', European Accounting Review
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  • Peasnell K V, Landsman W R and Yeh S, 2011, 'Do investors understand really dirty surplus?', The British Accounting Review, vol 86, pp. 237-258.
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  • Peasnell K V and Kiosse P, 2009, 'Have changes in pension accounting changed pension provision?: a review of the evidence', Accounting and Business Research, vol 39, no. 3, pp. 255-267.
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  • Peasnell K V, Landsman W R and Shakespeare C, 2008, 'Are asset securitizations sales or loans?', The Accounting Review, vol 83, no. 5, pp. 1251-1272.
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  • Pope P F, Peasnell K V, Landsman W R and Yeh S, 2006, 'Which approach to accounting for employee stock options best reflects market pricing?', Review of Accounting Studies, vol 11, no. 2-3, pp. 203-245.
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  • Pope P F, Peasnell K V and McMeeking K P, 2006, 'The determinants of the UK Big Firm premium', Accounting and Business Research, vol 36, no. 3, pp. 207-231.
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  • Pope P F, Young S E and Peasnell K V, 2005, 'Board monitoring and earnings management: do outside directors influence abnormal accruals?', Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, vol 32, no. 7-8, pp. 1311-1346.
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  • Peasnell K V and O'Hanlon J F, 2004, 'Residual income valuation: are inflation adjustments necessary?', Review of Accounting Studies, vol 9, no. 4, pp. 375-398.
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Innovative credit easing

Big Innovation CentreThe Treasury could significantly boost lending to SMEs by adopting an innovative approach to credit easing. 

This is according to a new report, Credit where it's due, published on 28 November 2011, by Professor Ken Peasnell and Will Hutton for the Big Innovation Centre.

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